Excello Records

Excello Records was an American blues independent record label, started by Ernie Young in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, in 1953 as a subsidiary of Nashboro, a gospel label.^[1]

History

It recorded such artists as Louis Brooks, Lightnin' Slim, Slim Harpo, Roscoe Shelton, Lazy Lester, the Kelly Brothers, Lonesome Sundown,^[2] Silas Hogan, Arthur Gunter, Marion James, Carol Fran, Warren Storm, Tabby Thomas, Guitar Gable, and a spoken word sermon by Martin Luther King Jr.^[1][3]

Arthur Gunter recorded an answer song to Eddy Arnold's country and western song, "I Wanna Play House With You". His song, "Baby Let's Play House", was covered by Elvis Presley.^[4]

In 2018, a 170-page book written by Randy Fox, Shake Your Hips: The Excello Records Story was released, out-lining the entire history of the label. ISBN 978-1-947026-22-3

See also

• List of record labels
• Sound Stage 7
• Dial Records
• Nashboro Records
• Stax Records
• Hi Records
• Goldwax Records
• Fame Studios